The Wizard of Oz
1939
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Mervyn LeRoy (/ l ə ˈ r ɔɪ /; October 15, 1900 – September 13, 1987) was an American film director, producer and actor. In his youth he played juvenile roles in vaudeville and silent film comedies.
Mervyn LeRoy. Producer: The Wizard of Oz. The great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 was a tragedy for Mervyn LeRoy. While he and his father managed to survive, they lost everything they had. To make money, LeRoy sold newspapers and entered talent contests as a singer.
Sep 14, 1987 · Mervyn LeRoy, the versatile movie director of such explosive dramas as ''Little Caesar'' and ''I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang'' and such lush romances as ''Waterloo Bridge'' and...
Mervyn LeRoy was an American motion-picture director whose wide variety of films included dramas, romances, epics, comedies, and musicals. He also produced films, including the classic The Wizard of Oz (1939).
Mervyn LeRoy. Producer: The Wizard of Oz. The great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 was a tragedy for Mervyn LeRoy. While he and his father managed to survive, they lost everything they had. To make money, LeRoy sold newspapers and entered talent contests as a singer.
Mervyn LeRoy: His 20 best films. A nice Hollywood director who was in charge of some big productions during the 40's and 50's, sometimes he got some very good results.
Mervyn LeRoy was an American film director, producer, and sometime actor. LeRoy worked in costumes, processing labs and as a camera assistant until he became a gag writer and actor in silent films, including The Ten Commandments in 1923.
Prolific, versatile (at home in action films, women's films, musicals, historical spectacles), LeRoy's fluency marks him as the kind of director who validates collaborative creativity.
Mervyn LeRoy was an American film director and producer who began his career as an actor in silent films, and went on to create many classic movies of the Golden Age, in a variety of genres, including gangster movies such as 'Little Caesar' and 'I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang' as well as romances such as 'Waterloo Bridge' and 'Random Harvest'.
Mervyn LeRoy hovered just below the cream of Hollywood directors for more than 30 years, during which time he made some of its best-remembered and often-revived films.
